SO,I'M A NIGHT-OWL. DOES THAT MAKE ME A
FEATHER- HEAD?

Welcome to my Garden.Here is the beauty of my world,in microcosm. It is filled with plants, flowers,animals,birds and persons who are so important to me,that all together, fill me with delight,every day.

MUSICAL TREATS-

"WHERE NO ONE STANDS ALONE "JIMMY SWAGGART: THERE IS ROOM AT THE CROSS FOR YOUDONE BY JIM RECORDS, 2006, THIS IS JIMMY'S NEWEST CD, WITH JIMMY ON THE VOCALS, AND THE PIANO, BACKED UP BY THE SILKY VOICES OF THE CRUSADE TEAM,AND FULL MUSICAL ACCOMPANYMENT, WITH JIMMY'S UNPARALLELED ARRANGEMENTS, TRULY AN OUTSTANDING TIME OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP,AND A COMFORT TO THE SOUL. (*****)

IT'S LUCKY WE METJANET PASCHAL: BILL GAITHER AND GLORIA: GOD BLESS AMERICAGAITHER GOSPEL SERIES LIVE FROM CARNEGIE HALL
WITH THEIR HOMECOMING FRIENDS-GET USED TO BEING HAPPY! (*****)

"UNBREAK MY HEART"IL DIVO: IL DIVO A NEW GROUP JUST INTRODUCED ON OPRAH AND THE TONIGHT SHOW, PUT TOGETHER BY SIMON C.
FROM AMERICAN IDOL...FOUR YOUNG MEN, ALL FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DOING HIP SONGS IN AN OPERATIC STYLE! A MUST HAVE FOR THOSE WHO LOVE MUSIC! YUMMY! SONG IN ITALIAN, OR SPANISH, OR ONE OF THOSE ROMANCE LANGUAGES...WHATEVER IT IS, IT WORKS FOR ME! (*****)

MOONLIGHT SONATABEETHOVEN: PIANO SOLOSSERENE, RESTFUL, AND BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC
TRY THIS IN FRONT OF THE FIRE WITH A GOOD BOOK
AND A GLASS OF WINE. REFLECTIVE.
HAS A WAY OF CALMING KIDS DOWN. (*****)

RHAPSODY IN BLUEGEORGE GERSHWIN: FANTASIA II; DISNEY ALSO AVAILABLE JUST UNDER IT'S OWN NAME,
ON CD OR CASSETTE. SYMPHONIC JAZZ.
GEORGOUS! (*****)

WORD LOVES

T.H. WHITE: "THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING"This is THE BOOK, without which no home library of good fiction is complete! The foundation for the complete Aruthurian ledgend, upon which was based "The sword in the Stone", "Camelot",as well as "Merlin!" There is even speculation of it being an allegory of Christ.A book you will read, and re-read for years to come! It is beautiful, romantic,realistic to the times,and even screamingly funny in places! (*****)

Barbra D'amato: Of course you know that chocolate is a vegetable!Anthology of murder mysteries! Funny, clever and so well written. If you love chocolate, you will drool over the title story! (*****)

VIRGINIA WOOLF edited by Susan Dick: THE Complete Shorter Fiction Of Virginia Woolf A book that follows Virginia Woolf's art of lyrical prose developement...encounter continuous delights for the mind! Be stirred by the color and vapours of Kew Gardens,sweet, magical pictures her words will create in your mind! (*****)

WARREN MURPHY & RICHARD SAPIR: THE DESTROYER SERIES FROM #1 TO THE 64TH, (WHICH IS ONLY AS FAR AS I HAVE GOTTEN IN MY COLLECTION) THIS MARTIAL ARTS SERIES HAS GOT IT ALL.REMO WILLIAMS IS A WISE-CRACKING "DEAD" COP, AND HIS MENTOR IS THE FRAGILE LOOKING CHIUN, MASTER OF SINANJU,
TOGETHER THEY COMPRISE THE KILLING ARM OF A BRANCH OF THE US GOVERNMENT THAT DOES NOT EXIST.

NORA LAM AND RICHARD SCHNIEDER: CHINA CRY: THE NORA LAM STORYTHE TRUE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO FOUND THE COURAGE TO LOVE AND THE STRENGTH TO SURVIVE AGAINST ALL ODDS. (*****)

From all I have seen and heard of New Orleans, it is a money pit. Poorly planned, with very little to offer as far as advantages, naturally, it seems to me that this city has outlived it's usefulness.Why not take all that money, and relocate the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, bulldoze it over, and walk away? It seems to me that in the long run, it would be cheaper, because otherwise,this is just going to keep on happening over and over. Why rebuild when it is so far below sea level? Tradition? Don't let's be silly here! Mardi Gras? In my humble opinion, we can all live without that sin beknighted bit of tripe! This is not a new idea.The Government has funded cities closing down and everybody moving out before, when their own studies showed that the town was on a flood plane and was going to keep needing FEMA over and over again. We have all seen what a terrible set up this city has, being in a bowl as it were, and rather than bail these people out, time after time, why not move them to higher ground? As I said, they have done it before, why not this time? Build a New,New Orleans! Don't follow history, write it better!

When I woke up this morning, and came into the kitchen, Yon son was there, cooking breakfast.We had orange juice, with lumps of ice in it, it was so cold, biscuits and gravy,eggs and bacon, and as luck would have it, my blood sugar was so low, it didn't have to turn anything down, but neither did I eat all of everything he gave me! Wo! I was stuffed! Then I got a beautiful card, that made me weep, it was so sweet, and Yon son was very pleased that I liked it so much.I also got a nice card from my sister, and she sent me a small check, so now I have money I can spend on...something.Yon son also got a card from her also nice, also with a small check. For a moment there, we felt positively rich!" Now", says he," I've got more money I can spend on you!" I tried to argue with him that he should spend it on himself, but as usual, he won't listen. He came over and hugged me,and wished me happy birthday, and then produced presents! WOW! A DVD of "NATIONAL TREASURE " With Nicolas Cage...what a great movie! We watched it almost immediately...but first I had to open the rest of my gifts. I got a small rug latch hook kit, for in my bedroom, it's all pink and blue and has hearts and a cute teddy bear in the middle. It's going to be lots of fun to make! Then I got a CD-ROM of one of my favorite games.."BEJEWELED"...LOL.. AND we played that for a while too...and Yon son complained because it was so addictive! Last, but certainly not least, he gave me a set of pink Pajamas...pink leopard print pants, and a solid light pink top with a pink leopard print cat, dead center, wearing a rhinestone collar, and it says, "JUST PURR-FECT" underneath.And, it was! It fits me perfectly, and comfortably, but I had to take it right back off,and have Yon son wash the sizing out right away, because sizing does a number on my skin...doesn't it everybodies? Anyway, we watched the movie while my new Jammies dried on the fan, and then the phone calls started...during each talk, we stopped the movie, but finally I got things squared away,and the movie finished...I'm going to watch it again and again...and then we played bejeweled,and I changed into my new jammies, and we got sleepy and gave up,and went back to bed about ten thirty.Oh! I forgot to tell you, we get up about 5:30-6 o'clock around here...Unless I stay up all night blogging or writing, but I didn't blog at all last night. I was tired, so I turned in about 2 a.m.Yon son works until 6 so...there you go. He went to bed, I went back to bed.Around 3:30 we got up and had lunch, and this was broiled chicken and 7 layer salad. I worked on my rug while we watched Jeopardy!,the news, and Raymond, and I got sleepy again, and went back to bed until about 10. I know it sounds like I sleep a lot, but really, I don't, unless I have a day like yesterday, when I took a bath, washed my hair and curled it,and did my nails.I have very long hair,and it takes HOURS to dry and curl. Other than that, when I do go back to bed, I am up every 3 hours, because I have to take water pills,and Mrs. Murphy calls me frequently then.So then when I got up at ten, I ran my blood sugar,and it was pill time anyway, so that is when we had cake and ice cream..just a sliver,and a tiny, tiny scoop of ice cream. It was wonderful! After the news, we watched the Outrageously funny videos that son taped for me, and then played bejeweled for a while, and then son had to go,after he gave me my foot massage...(circulation, you know) What a nice day! What a wonderful, glorious, great birthday I had. And tomorrow will be wonderful too, because Sherry will be here for Bible study,and have cake and ice cream with us,and I know we will be playing games after too.I don't know If I could get used to this being spoiled rotten, but I would like to give it a shot! I didn't do a single productive thing today.I didn't feed the bird, or the fish, or the cat, and I didn't water a single plant. Every time I would mention doing one of those things, he would say" I already took care of it. Relax! It's your Birthday!"

(SIGH)

After all that, all I can say is, "THIS IS A DAY THE LORD HAS MADE, LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT!"

They announced they would be taking donations on Monday. By ten A.M. Tuesday, cars were lined up in their stations driveway, ready to drop cash and checks into cardboard boxes, for the Hurricane victims. By Noon, it was such a big event, a local pizza parlor called and said they would be sending half their crew over with portable ovens, just to have food on hand for the volunteers who freely came and gave of their time to meet and greet all those people lined up to give funds for the cause! By the time the Five o'clock news came on, they announced they had accumulated $13,ooo, and that didn't count all the children who had walked up to the station with their piggy-banks crammed full of pennies,nickles, dimes and quarters,and given all they had to help out the little kids in Hurricane Katrina's path! By six thirty, the change and other last minute donations had been counted, and the total was about $21,000! They projected they would have at least $25,000 by the time it was all over,and every cent will be going to the Hurricane Victims.

Hey! That's the good old American spirit for you! GOD BLESS THEM,EVERY ONE!

1.Yon son was invited to his father's place for a cook-out this past week-end, and were it left up to me, I would have moved heaven and earth to get him there,but he had to work, so no amount of finangling would have helped. Sunday morning, bright and early, son gets an ecard from his Dad."We missed you, and I love you" was the theme.His treasured smile said it all.How wonderful!

2.This may sound silly, but every year, Yon son and I both get some sort of windfall, out of the blue, right around our birthdays.We call it our birthday present from God! Others may forget us, but God never does! Son's was so complex, we almost missed it, and it would take several pages to relate. Mine was more simple. Yon son found, and brought home to me an almost complete set of "Encyclopedia Britannica" ! I don't know where I am going to put them all, but I am thrilled to have them(it)! Oh, by the way...tomorrow, Aug. 30, is my birthday!

3.God had another gift for me too. There were several arrangements that needed to be made, and God made it so simple for me. The ones I needed to call, called me! Besides that, it's all set up for my best friend to be here too,a day later, but just in time for Bible study! Sigh. What blessings!

Could this be? Are these people truly your friends? I wonder...see it has come to my attention lately, that those who don't share their faith with unbelievers may have a very un-Christain point of view.See, we Christians are under a mandate, to spread the good news of the gospel with others, until the whole world has heard of our Lord and Savior. It is called," The Great Commission". But not all take this commandment from Christ himself as seriously as they should.And, it has come to me, why. I have heard it in certain circles, although, I don't personally agree with this attitude, that why should I tell him? He's a S.O.B., and doesn't deserve to get saved. I hope he does go to hell! I was appalled! How could a Christian be that way? Think that way? That is so un-Christlike, it just shook me to the core of my being. That is one of the reasons why I am writing this. If you're an un-believer, and you have a Christian "friend" who has never shared with you anything about their faith...If I were you, I would take it as an insult! You should at least have the option of being able to say yes or no, should you not? After all. You are a living soul. A thousand years from now, a million years from now, your soul will still be alive...somewhere.By speaking up, and simply telling you of their getting saved experience, that...person, who is so "considerate of your feelings" could save you from spending eternity in burning torment! ETERNITY is a very long time. If I were you, I would be tempted to grab that person by the lapels, and ask them point blank! "Why haven't you told me about Jesus Christ? Don't you care if I end up in HELL?" Maybe you are all palsy-walsy now, but think back. Did you ever have a falling out? Did you ever insult him? Stab him in the back? Hit on his wife? Take away his girlfriend? Or, perhaps he is a co-worker, and you got him in trouble, or took credit for something he did, or blamed something on him that you did? Or just maybe, turned on him the one time he did try to talk to you about God. Hm? That might do it.Anyway, look around you.See who is speaking to you about God, even just a little from time to time...not in a preachy or pushy way, but just enough to let you know, that if you're interested, they would be willing to share their faith with you.Those are the ones who care.And the ones who are so "careful not to mention God?" Well, heh,Now you know why!

First on Wendi Speciale's site, she has a link to a site that is sooo sweet! Her link is on the right> over there, under OTHERS WHO THINK, which is my people list,click on it, and then click on BLOG, AND then there you are. Go to why I haven't been here for two days...or something like that, that spectacular link is in that small blog. Once you've had that experience, try entering, " It's in the Valleys I grow" on your search engine, and click on the very first one that comes up. It is so great!And finally, I got an email from a distant family member, who sent me an awesome thing on the FLAG! I cannot duplicate it here, I wouldn't if I could.That just wouldn't be right, but if you leave me a comment, and include your add, I would be happy to email it right to you! Your going to LOVE IT!!! and no, I won't be adding you to my list, unless you specificly ask me to!!

So, I was thumbing through one of Yon son's magazines, namely," Men's Health", which is not the kind that ladies should not see, if you get my drift, and I thought it was really nice, that this is the kind of thing he likes.It is very GQ. It has men's fashions, aftershave and cologne ads, and tips on clothes and style, nutrition, and exercise...but when I got to page 60, everything changed. It was now upside-down! At first I thought it was a mistake, but NO! When I asked Yon son about it, he said that is the way they do things. That it is meant to be two mags in one, and at the change-over, that is where most of the articles and menus, and other stuff is. HUH! live and learn!

I wouldn't take nothing for my journey now, I gotta make it to heaven somehow- though the devil tempt me, and he tried to turn me around-he's over everything that's got a label,all the wealth I want and worldly fame, If I could, still I wouldn't take nothin for my journey now!